Ner (Kish's father, great-grandfather to King Saul (according to 1 Chron 8:33))

Great-grandfather to King Saul

Les jugesPatriarchc. 1100 BC

Ner was a man from the tribe of Benjamin and the father of Kish, who in turn was the father of Israel's first king, Saul. He is mentioned in the genealogies in 1 Chronicles as an important part of the Benjamite lineage that led to the monarchy. His role in the Bible is primarily genealogical, but he is significant as an ancestor of the first Israelite royal house.

Famille

PèreAbiel Frère/sœurAbner (Saul's cousin, military commander)EnfantKish (Saul's father)

Événements clés

Mentioned in Benjamin's Genealogy

Ner is listed in the genealogy of Benjamin's descendants as the father of Kish and thus an ancestor of King Saul.

1 Ch 8:33 Voir dans le contexte →

33Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.[^1] [^1]: Eshbaal is called Ish-bosheth in the books of Samuel.

וְנֵר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־קִ֔ישׁ וְקִ֖ישׁ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל וְשָׁא֗וּל הוֹלִ֤יד אֶת־יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁ֔וּעַ וְאֶת־אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃ ‬

1 Ch 9:39 Voir dans le contexte →

39Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

וְנֵר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־קִ֔ישׁ וְקִ֖ישׁ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל וְשָׁא֗וּל הוֹלִ֤יד אֶת־יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁ֔וּעַ וְאֶת־אֲבִינָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃ ‬

Connection to Saul's Royal Line

Through his son Kish, Ner became the forefather of Israel's first royal dynasty. Saul, his grandson, was anointed king by the prophet Samuel.

1 S 9:1 Voir dans le contexte →

1There was a man from Benjamin whose name was Kish son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite; he was a man of standing.

וֽ͏ַיְהִי־אִ֣ישׁ *מבן־*ימין **מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ין וּ֠שְׁמוֹ קִ֣ישׁ בֶּן־אֲבִיאֵ֞ל בֶּן־צְר֧וֹר בֶּן־בְּכוֹרַ֛ת בֶּן־אֲפִ֖יחַ בֶּן־אִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י גִּבּ֖וֹר חָֽיִל׃ ‬

1 S 9:2 Voir dans le contexte →

2He had a son named Saul, young and handsome. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he; he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

וְלוֹ־הָיָ֨ה בֵ֜ן וּשְׁמ֤וֹ שָׁאוּל֙ בָּח֣וּר וָט֔וֹב וְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֣וֹב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ וָמַ֔עְלָה גָּבֹ֖הַּ מִכָּל־הָעָֽם׃ ‬

1 S 10:1 Voir dans le contexte →

1Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, and kissed him. He said, "Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over his inheritance?

וַיִּקַּ֨ח שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶת־פַּ֥ךְ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶן וַיִּצֹ֥ק עַל־רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲל֗וֹא כִּֽי־מְשָׁחֲךָ֧ יְהוָ֛ה עַל־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְנָגִֽיד׃ ‬

Connection to Abner

According to several biblical texts, Abner, Saul's military commander, was the son of Ner, making Abner a close relative of King Saul. Some texts describe Ner directly as Abner's father.

1 S 14:50 Voir dans le contexte →

50His wife's name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of his army was Abner son of Ner, Saul's uncle.

וְשֵׁם֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת שָׁא֔וּל אֲחִינֹ֖עַם בַּת־אֲחִימָ֑עַץ וְשֵׁ֤ם שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ֙ אֲבִינֵ֔ר בֶּן־נֵ֖ר דּ֥וֹד שָׁאֽוּל׃ ‬

1 S 14:51 Voir dans le contexte →

51Kish, Saul's father, and Ner, Abner's father, were sons of Abiel.

וְקִ֧ישׁ אֲבִֽי־שָׁא֛וּל וְנֵ֥ר אֲבִֽי־אַבְנֵ֖ר בֶּן־אֲבִיאֵֽל׃ ס ‬

2 S 2:8 Voir dans le contexte →

8Meanwhile Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul's army, had taken Ish-bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim,

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר בֶּן־נֵ֔ר שַׂר־צָבָ֖א אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְשָׁא֑וּל לָקַ֗ח אֶת־אִ֥ישׁ בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙ בֶּן־שָׁא֔וּל וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ מַחֲנָֽיִם׃ ‬

Part of the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin

Ner belonged to the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest of the tribes of Israel, which nevertheless had the honor of producing Israel's first king.

1 Ch 8:29 Voir dans le contexte →

29In Gibeon lived Jeiel, the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah.[^1] [^1]: The name Jeiel is supplied from the parallel list later in this book; the Hebrew here reads simply "the father of Gibeon."

וּבְגִבְע֥וֹן יָשְׁב֖וּ אֲבִ֣י גִבְע֑וֹן וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מַעֲכָֽה׃ ‬

1 Ch 8:30 Voir dans le contexte →

30His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

וּבְנ֥וֹ הַבְּכ֖וֹר עַבְדּ֑וֹן וְצ֥וּר וְקִ֖ישׁ וּבַ֥עַל וְנָדָֽב׃ ‬

1 Ch 8:33 Voir dans le contexte →

33Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.[^1] [^1]: Eshbaal is called Ish-bosheth in the books of Samuel.

1 Ch 9:35 Voir dans le contexte →

35Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon; his wife's name was Maacah.

וּבְגִבְע֛וֹן יָשְׁב֥וּ אֲבִֽי־גִבְע֖וֹן *יעואל **יְעִיאֵ֑ל וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מַעֲכָֽה׃ ‬

1 Ch 9:36 Voir dans le contexte →

36His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

וּבְנ֥וֹ הַבְּכ֖וֹר עַבְדּ֑וֹן וְצ֣וּר וְקִ֔ישׁ וּבַ֥עַל וְנֵ֖ר וְנָדָֽב׃ ‬

1 Ch 9:39 Voir dans le contexte →

39Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.